memeorandum: Alaska sues to block low-sulfur fuel requirement for ships (Reuters)

1:45 PM ET, July 14, 2012

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CNN:

What we learned from Mitt Romney — Washington (CNN) - Mitt Romney tried time and again to make one thing clear in our interview. On five different occasions in the first few minutes of the interview, Romney said he had “no role whatsoever” at Bain Capital after February 1999. — Here are the ways he said it:

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, naked capitalism, Talking Politics and The Reality-Based Community

Gail Collins / New York Times:

Mitt's Political Vortex — Do you think it's a coincidence that ever since the world's physicists announced that they had discovered a possible breakthrough in the study of mass and energy last week, our politics has taken on a kind of black-hole quality? — First, Bain Capital.

Discussion: Daily Kos and Althouse

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:

Romney Demands Apology From Obama on Bain Allegations — WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney demanded an apology from President Obama on Friday for making what he called “reckless” and “absurd” allegations in an escalating battle over whether Mr. Romney's business record included outsourcing American jobs.

Discussion: The Caucus, Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Right Wing News, Mediaite, The Mahablog, Weasel Zippers, First Draft and Althouse

Emily Schultheis / Politico:

Obama ad hits Romney on outsourcing, offshore investments — The Obama campaign is out with a new ad this morning, “Firms,” that hits Mitt Romney on outsourcing jobs over audio of Romney singing “America the Beautiful.” — “In business, Mitt Romney's firm shipped jobs to Mexico.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars

Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Romney says he will release no more than two years of federal tax returns

Discussion: The Raw Story

Erick Erickson / RedState: Meet Bainers, the New Birthers

CNN:
Acosta interview: Romney's spirited Bain rebuttal

Discussion: DownWithTyranny!, The Lonely Conservative, KDVR.com, Business Insider, ABCNEWS and Politico

WJLA-TV:
President Obama says Romney should answer Bain Capital questions

Discussion: New York Times, Power Line, The Caucus, Washington Post, Brad DeLong, Daily Kos, National Review, msnbc.com, Hot Air, Washington Wire, Washington Examiner, Business Insider, The Daily Dish, Weekly Standard, Politico and Mother Jones

ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Romney Responds to Bain Attacks In ABC Interview

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Prairie Weather, News Desk, The Hinterland Gazette and The Moderate Voice

Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Romney: Obama owes me an apology

Discussion: The Daily Dish, The Lonely Conservative, The Caucus, ThinkProgress and Washington Post

Mark Gongloff / The Huffington Post:

New York Fed's Libor Documents Reveal Cozy Relationship Between Regulators, Banks … FOLLOW: — The Fed, Timothy Geithner, Libor Manipulation, New York Fed, Tim Geithner, LIBOR, Libor Rate-Rigging Scandal, New York Fed Libor Documents, New York Federal Reserve, Business News

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Guardian and FT Alphaville

Ben Chu / The Independent:

Libor: They all knew - and no one acted — Regulator's claim it knew nothing thrown into doubt as documents show authorities were told of rate-rigging in 2008 — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE.

DealBook:
New York Fed Knew of False Barclays Reports on Rates

Discussion: Firedoglake, New York Magazine, NO QUARTER, American Power, Calculated Risk and Washington Post

Rolling Stone:

Romney's ‘Free Stuff’ Speech Is a New Low — Wow. If you live long enough, you'll see some truly gross things in politics, but Mitt Romney's work this past week “courting black support” was enough to turn even the strongest stomach. — Romney really showed us something …

Discussion: Althouse, CANNONFIRE, Prairie Weather and Hot Air

Reid J. Epstein / Politico:

Obama uses the ‘tax’ word to describe mandate — RICHMOND, Va. - President Obama used the word “tax” to describe the health care mandate under his reforms, a departure from his prior etymological stance that it is a penalty. — “By the way, if you've got health insurance …

Discussion: Wake up America, Weasel Zippers, The Right Sphere and Riehl World View

Jo Becker / New York Times:

Joe Paterno Got Richer Contract Amid Jerry Sandusky Inquiry — In January 2011, Joe Paterno learned prosecutors were investigating his longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky for sexually assaulting young boys. Soon, Mr. Paterno had testified before a grand jury, and the rough outlines …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Outside the Beltway

Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
Joe Paterno, at the end, showed more interest in his legacy than Jerry Sandusky's victims

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Poynter

Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:

Presidential race in Florida is a ‘coin toss’ — Brace yourselves for another nail-biter presidential election in Florida. — A new Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald/Bay News 9 poll finds Barack Obama and Mitt Romney essentially tied in America's biggest battleground state …

Discussion: CNN, Politico and Ballot Box

Reuters:

Alaska sues to block low-sulfur fuel requirement for ships — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The state of Alaska sued the Obama administration on Friday to block environmental regulations that would require ships sailing in southern Alaska waters to use low-sulfur fuel.

Discussion: Hot Air and americanthinker.com

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

More than 20 People Faint During Obama Speech — The pool report on President Obama's trip to Roanoke, Virginia says that more than 20 people fainted during the president's speech this evening. — “TV viewers may have heard POTUS pointed out a couple of faintings during the rally in downtown Roanoke,” writes the pool report.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and American Glob

Washington Free Beacon:

U.S. Olympic Uniforms: Made in China by Democratic Donor's company — Lawmakers were livid to discover that the United States' Olympic team uniforms were made in China. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) even suggested “they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again.”

Discussion: ABCNEWS, The PJ Tatler, Michelle Malkin, The Spectacle Blog, The Lonely Conservative and Jammie Wearing Fools